Jews barred from Temple Mount

Published on May 16, 2013

Israel Police barred Israeli Jews and tourists from the Temple Mount following threats of Muslim violence.

Bibi to Feiglin: Stay away from Temple Mount

Published on April 29, 2013

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered Likud lawmaker Moshe Feiglin not to ascend the Temple Mount.

Don’t ruin Robinson’s Arch

Published on April 24, 2013

I have mixed emotions about Natan Sharansky’s proposed agreement to expand the public space at the Western Wall to include the currently secluded area known as Robinson’s Arch.

What Israel means to me

Published on April 19, 2013

Pinpointing what makes people so passionate about Israel is no easy thing, perhaps because there are so many options.

Five charged with planning attacks on Jews at Temple Mount

Published on April 18, 2013

Five residents of eastern Jerusalem were charged with planning a shooting attack on the Temple Mount.

Bat Mitzvah at the Kotel: Is it possible?

Published on April 17, 2013

Every week, dozens of bar mitzvah boys from Israel and the Diaspora celebrate their rite of passage at the Kotel, also known as the Western Wall, which, after the Temple Mount, is Judaism’s holiest site.

Western wall compromise raises hopes, but still faces obstacles

Published on April 10, 2013

Natan Sharansky

Israeli police, Palestinians clash at Jerusalem mosque

Published on March 8, 2013

Israeli police fired stun grenades to disperse Palestinian worshippers who had thrown rocks and firebombs at them after Friday prayers at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, police said.

Israeli lawmaker Moshe Feiglin removed from Temple Mount

Published on March 4, 2013

Moshe Feiglin, a Knesset member from the Likud-Beiteinu Party, was prevented from entering the Dome of the Rock and then removed from the Temple Mount.

Riots break out in Jerusalem, West Bank over Palestinian prisoners

Published on February 22, 2013

Palestinian protesters reportedly fired flares and hurled stones at Israeli troops in the Old City in Jerusalem amid violent protests in the West Bank.

Feiglin plan would pay Palestinians to leave West Bank

Published on January 2, 2013

Moshe Feiglin of the Likud Party offered a plan to pay Palestinian families to emigrate from the West Bank.

Jewish Agency committee calls for new approach to Western Wall prayer

Published on October 30, 2012

A Jewish Agency committee has adopted a resolution calling for a "satisfactory approach" to prayer at the Western Wall.

Police push back rioters on Temple Mount

Published on October 5, 2012

Israeli police reportedly pushed back rioters on the Temple Mount.

Everyone knows Israel’s true capital

Published on August 22, 2012

In international relations there is sometimes a situation of political make-believe whereby states conduct themselves in a manner that actively and consciously ignores reality.

Israel eases West Bank travel for Ramadan

Published on July 20, 2012

Israel is easing travel restrictions for West Bank Palestinians for the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Mike Wallace: A dissent

Published on April 18, 2012

Praise for Mike Wallace as a probing investigative reporter saturated news media immediately after his death April 7 at age 93. Virtually all tributes omitted the fact that when it came to anti-Israeli tyrants, terrorists and oppressors of Jewish minorities, Wallace son of Russian Jewish immigrants usually pitched softballs and parroted propaganda.

Police quell Temple Mount riots

Published on February 24, 2012

Police dispersed Muslim rioters on the Temple Mount who apparently had been spurred by reports that Jewish extremists planned to enter the site.

Footbridge to Temple Mount reopened amid safety concerns

Published on December 14, 2011

The Mughrabi Bridge, which allows pedestrians to walk to the Temple Mount, was reopened 48 hours after it was closed due to safety concerns.

Jewish activists seize buildings on Jordanian border

Published on December 13, 2011

Jewish activists seized several buildings near the border with Jordan to protest its interference in Temple Mount affairs.

Egyptian, Jordanian fears spur delay in Temple Mount ramp’s demolition

Published on November 28, 2011

Israel has postponed the demolition of an access ramp to the Temple Mount following concerns expressed by Egypt and Jordan.

Police confront stone-throwers on Temple Mount

Published on June 10, 2011

Israeli police quelled stone-throwing on Jerusalem's Temple Mount. Police entered the compound, known to Muslims as the Haram al-Sharif, on Friday after stone-throwers targeted Israeli troops who secure the area's margins.

VIDEO: UFO hovers over Jerusalem

By Adam Wills
Published on February 2, 2011

Rabbis visit Temple Mount

Published on May 10, 2010

A large group of rabbis visited the Temple Mount on the eve of Jerusalem Day.

Access to Temple Mount restricted

Published on March 29, 2010

Israeli police have restricted Muslim access to the Temple Mount over fears of more violence.

On Monday, police allowed only Muslim men above the age of 50 and all women access to the Temple Mount. No other visitors are being permitted, according to reports. It is not known when the restriction will be lifted.

Israel police arrests Islamic Movement leader over incitement charges

Published on October 6, 2009

The Israel police arrested on Tuesday one of the leaders of Israel's Islamic movement on suspicion that he had incited to violence and incited riots in light of remarks he had made recently.

Diverse trio running for mayor in troubled Jerusalem

By Dina Kraft
Published on October 23, 2008

It sounds like the beginning of a joke: A rabbi, a Russian oligarch and a high-tech millionaire are running for mayor of Jerusalem. Except there's no punch line, just each of them offering up himself as salvation for the hallowed capital's many troubles.

Briefs: Kadima sends coalition plan to Labor, budget woes close colleges

Published on October 16, 2008

Labor would be the senior partner in a new government, according to a draft coalition agreement reportedly sent on by Kadima. Associates of Prime Minister-designate Tzipi Livni reportedly passed the draft agreement Sunday to the Labor Party.

VIDEO: Arabic-speaking Israeli prof tells Al-Jazeera: ‘Jerusalem is ours for 3000 years!’

Published on June 16, 2008

On Al-Jazeera TV, Dr. Mordechai Kedar of Bar-Ilan University asserts -- in Arabic -- that Jerusalem has been the Jewish capital for over 3000 years. Available here for the first time with English subtitles.

Briefs: Big blame finger points to Olmert, poll says Americans back Israel anyhow

Published on November 22, 2007

News briefs.

Hindu widows, remembering Marcy, Conservatives are dishy, Oh! Happy Day!

Published on September 27, 2007

Various Letters to the Editor regarding previously published stories

No one cares about ravaging of Temple Mount

By Hershel Shanks
Published on September 20, 2007

It's an old/new story. For the past 35 years, the Muslim religious authority known as the Waqf, to which Israel has given custody of the Temple Mount, has been periodically digging it up -- illegally. (That's the Israel Supreme Court's characterization.)

Briefs: Israel reviews Jerusalem dig; U.S. offers reward for Islamic Jihad leader

Published on February 15, 2007

Briefs

Israel Under Siege

By Henry A. Waxman
Published on September 6, 2001

On the news it's easy to find sickening evidence of the terrorist war being waged against Israel; harder to find, but no less real, are other insidious assaults that are growing in number and venom. This week, the United Nations World Conference Against Racism, which convened in South Africa, was transformed into a forum for vicious anti-Israel accusations. And in Israel itself, the Temple Mount is the focus of a relentless archaeological attack designed to rewrite history.

Ceding Control

By David N. Myers
Published on January 18, 2001

As time runs out on both Bill Clinton and Ehud Barak, it appears highly unlikely that an enduring and comprehensive agreement in the Middle East will be achieved.

All Too Familiar

By Steven L
Published on October 5, 2000

It is all too familiar. An incident - sometimes initiated by an Israeli action, sometimes not - incites the Palestinian masses. Rioting ensues, followed by the Israeli army's attempts to control it, followed by horror and tragedy, shocking pictures in the media.

The pundits declare the peace process dead, and then the diplomats go back to work, first to quell the violence, then to address the underlying problems again.